By Tajdar H Zaidi
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government plans to install solar power plants along both sides of the 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway.
According to GEAPP (Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet)– a global alliance for green energy transition — it has conducted a study and found that 450 MW solar power plants can be installed on both sides of the highway.
GEAPP said it has also prepared a detailed project report (DPR) which has been approved by the state government.
“In the study, we found that 450 MW solar power plants can be installed on both sides. We presented the study to the state government and they have approved it,” Saurabh Kumar, vice-chairman of GEAPP, informed.
On August 9, Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi and Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh spoke to various stakeholders and solar energy experts in Lucknow and made them aware of every aspect of this project.
“We are now assisting UPEIDA (Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority) in bidding for the project and we hope that the project will be ready for commissioning in the next 15 months,” said Kumar, who is also a retired IAS officer.
